The current understanding of the hydration of Portland cement and its structure and properties is reviewed. The importance of appropriate proportioning, mixing, placing, and curing of Portland cement concrete to produce good quality, durable structures is then described together with the durability problems associated with existing structures.Finally, areas of current research and some unanswered questions are presented.
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